TODAY, ON "UPFRONT" -- A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES A STAND TO SAVE ITS INDIAN NICKNAME. NEXT, WILL STATE LAWMAKERS SETTLE THE DEBATE OVER RACE- BASED NICKNAMES, LOGOS OR MASCOTS? OUR DISCUSSION TODAY WITH REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE STEVE NASS OF WHITEWATER AND DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE JON RICHARDS OF MILWAUKEE. THEN, IS WISCONSIN CRUISING TOWARD 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAYS? ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBIN VOS ON THE PUSH FOR A HIGHER SPEED LIMIT AND NEW EFFORTS TO PUNISH THE DRUNKEST DRIVERS. COVERING THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO WISCONSIN, THIS IS "UPFRONT," WITH MIKE GOUSHA. HELLO AGAIN EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO UPFRONT. WE BEGIN TODAY WITH THE NEW PUSH TO RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT ON WISCONSIN INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AN ISLAND. LAST WEEK, ILLINOIS RAISED ITS SPEED LIMIT TO 70. MEANING ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING STATES HAVE NOW SET SPEED LIMITS OF 70 ON RURAL INTERSTATES. WISCONSIN IS ONE OF JUST 15 STATES THAT STILL HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 OR LOWER FOR CARS. STATES GET TO SET THEIR OWN SPEED LIMITS. AND LAST WEEK, A REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER INTRODUCED A BILL TO RAISE OUR SPEED LIMIT TO 70. WILL THIS BILL SPEED THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY, ONLY TO HIT THE BRAKES IN THE SENATE? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND OTHER UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS, WITH ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBIN VOS.FIRST, MY APOLOGIES FOR THE OUN. THAT IS OK. IT IS EASY TO DO. LOW HANGING FRUIT. IS 70 MILES AN HOUR A PRIORITY? IT IS NOT A PRIORITY, SOMETHING WE WANT TO DISCUSS. I GIVE CREDIT TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR STARTING THE DISCUSSION. IT IS THAT IRELAND IN THE MIDWEST. IT WILL SAVE TIME FOR FAMILIES. IT MAKES SENSE AND WISCONSIN THE SAME AS THE STATES AROUND US. ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY? NOT NECESSARILY. INTERSTATES WHERE DESIGNED FOR SPEEDS FASTER THAN WE ARE GOING TODAY, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES A SAFETY STUDY. THE DOD HAS DONE EARLY WORK ON THAT. THOSE THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN FIRST. I THINK THIS DATE STUDY AND THE FEDERAL STUDY WILL SHOW WE CAN DO IT SAFELY. AS LONG AS WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF DRIVING, TO THE GOAL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE INTRODUCED DRUNKEN-DRIVING LEGISLATION, TOUGHER PENALTIES. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED COMING UP THIS FALL? I SURE WOULD. THEY HAVE A PACKAGE OF BILLS. I WOULD NOT SAY EVERYONE WILL GET THROUGH. THE HAVE SOMETHING YOU PARTICULARLY LIKE? ONE THAT I WANT TO GIVE A FULL HEARING TO IS TO SAY IF YOU ARE COMMITTED OF A DRUNK DRIVING OFFENSE, YOU HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT YOURSELF. HAVING PEOPLE TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR CRIME IS A GOOD WAY TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING A SECOND TIME. THEY HAVE PENALTIES FOR WHAT THEY CALL SUPER-DRUNKS, PEOPLE THAT HAVE DRIVEN AT THAT LEVEL SHOULD HAVE PUNISHMENT THAT IS MORE ENHANCED. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS TO DRAW DIFFERENCES IN. I GIVE THEM CREDIT AND I KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS TO CRACK DOWN. XD THINK THERE IS SUPPORT AS A WHOLE -- DO YOU THINK THERE IS SUPPORT THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE? I DO, AND TOTALLY PEOPLE WILL NOT HOLD OUT FOR PERFECT, AND END UP GETTING NOTHING. X-UNIT TALKED ABOUT VOTING LEGISLATION. WHY DO YOU FEEL WE NEED THIS? WE KNOW VOTER ID IS WHAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TRY TO GET CONNECTED IN WISCONSIN FOR A LONG TIME. -- AND ACTED IN WISCONSIN FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE CERTAIN LAWSUITS FILED, AND THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED HAS BEEN IN FAVOR OF HAVING CITIZENS BE REQUIRED TO SHOW A PHOTO ID AT A -- ID. I HAVE PROMISED WE WOULD TRY TO DO THAT THIS FALL. I KNOW IT WILL GET TO THE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THERE IS BROAD SUPPORT IN OUR CAUCUS FOR GUARANTEEING THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE, BUT ONLY ONCE, AND DO A SIMPLE THING, SHOWING THE PHOTO ID. DO YOU THINK IT CAUSES A PROBLEM FOR YOUR PARTY? THE PARTY HAS TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO REACH OUT TO LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS FEEL IT IS DECIDE -- TARGETED TOWARD THEM, DESIGNED TO SUPPRESS TURNOUT AT THE POLLS. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THERE IS NO EFFORT TO SUPPRESS TURNOUT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE VOTING LEGALLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE BRING THEIR ID TO THE POLL WORKER. IT IS NOT OVERLY BURDENSOME. IT HAPPENS IN OTHER STATES. IT HAS BEEN FOUND CONSTITUTIONAL BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IN THE INDIANA CASE. I AM CONFIDENT WE COULD DO IT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE CERTAINTY. WHITE, BLACK, REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, WE SHOULD ALL WANT FAIR ELECTIONS. TO MORE OF YOUR PUBLIC AND COLLEAGUES HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SAY THAT ALL PUBLICLY-FUNDED SCHOOLS WOULD NEED TO MEET STANDARDS UNDER A NEW RATING SYSTEM -- NEW STANDARD SET FOR THOSE GOALS. ARE YOU OK WITH THAT, OR DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT KIND OF LEGISLATION? I BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO A BILL THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY WHICH SAYS WE HAVE STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS. THE SAME FOR PUBLIC AND VOUCHER SCHOOLS, FOR INSTANCE? I WOULD LIKE TO. I DO NOT WANT TO TREAT EVERY PRIVATE SCHOOL AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, OTHERWISE WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF HAVING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WITH LOTS OF OPTIONS? I WORRY THAT THE WAY THE BILL WAS DRAFTED, IT IS MUCH TOUGHER FOR CHOICE SCHOOLS. I WANTED TO BE THE SAME FOR BOTH. I DO NOT WANT THEM TO BE TOUGHER ON CHOICE SCHOOLS THAN A PUBLIC SCHOOL. YOU ARE IN MILWAUKEE TO TALK ABOUT THE CRIME PROBLEM HERE. YOU WILL MEET WITH CHIEF FLYNN THIS COMING WEEK. WHAT IS IT THAT CURRENTLY IS NOT BEING DONE THAT YOU THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF CRIME? I TRIED TO HAVE AS MUCH CONFIDENCE AS POSSIBLE IN A LEADERSHIP THAT IS HERE. THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB IN MANY WAYS. THAT IS WHY MOST PUBLICANS HAVE NOT BEEN CRITICAL OF WHERE THEY ARE GOING -- REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF WHERE THEY ARE GOING. THE CHIEF AND THE MAYOR QUESTION THAT ASKED THE CHIEF SHOULD BE -- AND THE MAYOR? THEY SHOULD BE SEPARATE. THEY COME TO US WITH THREE PROPOSALS. I THINK THE LEGISLATURE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO START ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE IF YOU WANT MORE MONEY FOR OVERTIME, WHY ARE YOU FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES TO FILL IN SHIFT WITH OVERTIME? IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR MONEY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ANSWERS. I MET WITH THE ALDERMAN, THE CHAIR OF THE OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE. I WANT TO REACH OUT AND UNDERSTAND THEIR ISSUES, BUT THEY CANNOT TELL US THEY KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS WITHOUT TELLING US THE ANSWERS. ACT 10 -- THE MAYOR SAYS YOU COULD HAVE SAVINGS IF YOU APPLIED ACT 10. WOULD THERE BE RECONSIDERATION OF THAT, THE LAW EXTENDING TO FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS? IT IS IRONIC THAT THE RECALL WAS FOUGHT OVER AT 10. NOW THEY SAY IT IS IF WE HAD MORE -- SHOULD YOU EXPAND IT? I DO NOT THINK THERE IS THE NEED. WE SEE ACROSS THE STATE SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS IN OUR OWN COUNTY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND GIVING LATER FLEXIBILITY TO THE COUNTY. THAT IS HAPPENING IN MILWAUKEE. WE HAVE GIVEN THEM ADDITIONAL TOOLS. THE NEGOTIATION OVER THE HEALTH PLAN IS NO LONGER A SUBJECT OF BARGAINING. THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE HAS THE ABILITY TO ASKED FOR HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLANS. THEY HAVE THE TOOLS IF THEY CHOOSE TO UTILIZE THEM. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER, THEY ARE TRYING TO DEFLECT THE BLAME. THAT SOUNDS LIKE NO. I DO NOT THINK IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE SESSION. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND A COMMODIOUS TIME AND I DO NOT WANT TO REOPEN THOSE BATTLES. -- ACRIMONIOUS TIME AND I DO NOT WANT TO REOPEN THOSE BATTLES. ROBIN VOS, GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TELL US WHETHER YOU THINK WISCONSIN SHOULD GO TO A HIGHER SPEED LIMIT BY LIKING US AND SHARING ON FACEBOOK. A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FIGHTS FOR ITS NICKNAME. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THE DEBATE TO LEAD MUKWONAGO AND OTHER SCHOOLS KEEP THE NICKNAME WHEN "UPFRONT" CONTINUES.

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